Kingston woman faces cruelty-to-animals charge

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May 4, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Michael Randall

KINGSTON — A city woman is facing charges of cruelty to animals after city police and the city dog control officer investigated a complaint that she was keeping four pit bulls in the back of a sealed U-Haul truck.

Police said the dogs were housed in two cages with no food or water readily available, and they had been kept there overnight.

Shalamar D. Cardona, 32, of Cedar Street, was charged with cruelty to animals, a misdemeanor under the state’s Agriculture and Markets Law, and four counts of having an unlicensed dog, a violation of a city ordinance.

Police said the city’s dog control officer took custody of the dogs, which were placed in the city kennel.